James Ham's widow, Peggy, said she is reliving the day her husband and his childhood friend were killed in a crash not far from her home.

"It's like I've lost him all over again," she said.

On Sept. 16, 2012, the pickup truck they were riding in crashed into a stone wall on Center Road. On the first anniversary, the people who own the property installed a memorial sign.

"It was very nice of the people to put it there, and at first I didn't like seeing it because it reminded me of him so much, but now it's like you drive by there and it's like he's gone again," Peggy Ham said.

She said the sign was comforting after her husband died at the age of 54.

"I don't know how people can be so cruel. It wasn't bothering anybody," she said.

Peggy Ham is pleading for the sign’s return.

The local fire department, which was among the first responders that night, has taken to social media to get the word out.

A cash reward is being offered for information about the sign's whereabouts.